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Dossier: Formation au métiers du livre
Takam Tikou (La Joie Par les Livres, Paris), issue 13 (2006), 128 pp.
"Ce numéro spécial de la revue Takam Tikou est consacré à la formation aux métiers du livre en Afrique francophone et dans d'autres régions du monde en développement. Dans une série de courts articles, il examine les questions de formation et les besoins en formation des différents acteurs
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Never be Silent: Publishing and Imperialism in Kenya, 1884-1963
London & Nairobi: Vita Books (2006), 271 pp.
"A narrative of publishing in Kenya from the time of the Berlin Conference of 1884 through to the Lancaster House Conference in 1963, spanning the entire colonial period of Kenyan history. It documents publishing activities during the period, from the earliest information bulletins of the colonial s
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Textbook Evaluation in East Africa: Some Practical Experiences
In: Caught in the Web or Lost in the Textbook? Eighth International Conference on Learning and Educational Media
Caen: IUFM de Basse-NormandieSTEF (2006), pp. 394-398
"An examination of the methodology used in the evaluation of textbook submissions by publishers for the Kenya Textbook Project, and the various components of evaluation criteria as they relate to content and conformity to the curriculum, writing and editorial quality, design and presentation, illust
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Successful Self-Publishing in South Africa
Cape Town: Ihilihili Press, 2nd revised ed. (2006), 140 pp.
"A practical step-by-step guide for self-publishers how to run a successful publishing operation, from manuscript preparation, design and production, through to distribution and marketing and promotion." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2511)
Momo trifft Marsmädchen: Fünfzig Jahre Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
München: Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur (2006), 188 pp.
Manual de edición literaria y no literaria
México, DF: Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) (2005), xxii, 185 pp.
"En una industria cada vez más apremiada por los resultados económicos, los principios que se presentan aquí son un alegato a favor del lenguaje, de la buena escritura, de la coherencia interna, así como de las buenas relaciones entre quienes escriben los manuscritos y quienes ayudan a convertir
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Changing Public-Private Partnerships in the African Book Sector
Oxford: African Books Collective (2005), xiv, 264 pp.
Literacy in Africa: A Partnership Model. Books for Africa Operations Handbook
St. Paul, Minn.: Books for Africa (2005), 16 pp.
"Books for Africa recycles books from the American schools and book distribution systems to African schools, libraries and non-governmental organizations. The books are donated, the labour is largely voluntary, and the only major costs are those of transportation. The other major necessity is a dist
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A Rough Guide to Small-Scale and Self-Publishing
Cape Town: Centre for the Book (2005), 78 pp.
"This guide is one in a series of excellent resources published by the Community Publishing Project of the Centre of the Book in Cape Town. The project provides funding and technical support for small publishers, individual writers, and writers’ groups in South Africa and helps them to develop pub
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Get Your Book Published in 30 (relatively) Easy Steps: A Hands-On-Guide for South African Authors
Johannesburg: Penguin Books South Africa (2005), 386 pp.
"A revised and updated edition of the popular How to Get Published in South Africa (1996), dealing with all the steps involved in finding the right publisher and breaking into print. The focus is on non-fiction, although there is much practical advice here for writers of all genres." (Hans M. Zell,
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A Practical Guide to Bookselling
Key Guides
Oxford; Wageningen: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP); Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2005), 108 pp.
"Although the retail book trade in Africa face problems and obstacles of equal magnitude as their publishing colleagues, bookselling in Africa has perhaps received less attention and support than the more “glamorous” area of publishing, but as is rightly pointed out in the foreword of this guide
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La edición y el libro
CODESRIA Guide for Authors
Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (2005), 44 pp.
"A comprehensive guide for authors – especially students and budding scholars – designed to facilitate communication and understanding between authors and editors at CODESRIA, covering aspects of presentation and organization of manuscripts, notes and reference systems, tables and illustrations,
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Annuaire des stagiaires 1991-2005. 15e anniversaire CAFED
Paris; Tunis: Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie; Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED) (2005), 136 pp.
"Une publication commémorative pour marquer les 15 ans du Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED) basé à Tunis. Elle comprend un historique du Centre, un compte rendu de sa contribution à la formation aux métiers du livre en Afrique francophone au fil des ans, et de
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Editer dans l’espace francophone: Législation, diffusion, distribution et commercialisation du livre
Key Guides
Paris: Alliance des Éditeurs Independents (2005), 284 pp.
"Un inventaire exhaustif de tous les aspects de l'état du livre dans le monde francophone, y compris la production, la législation relative au livre, les droits d'auteur et la fiscalité, les politiques nationales du livre, ainsi que la commercialisation et la distribution. Comprend des sections s
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Das BuchMarktBuch: Der Literaturbetrieb in Grundbegriffen
Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag (2005), 428 pp.
